Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gambia
Gambia: Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum was 1.7 in 2014. β² Rising
Latest (2014)
1.7
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
48th
of 156 countries
All-time high
2
in 2008
All-time low
0.8
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005β2014
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gambia, 2005β2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gambia stood at 1.7.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 112.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gambia peaked at 2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2005.
Gambia ranks 48th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 | 0.8 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
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- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gambia?
- Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum in Gambia was 1.7 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2008.
- What is the lowest laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2005.
- How does Gambia rank for laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum?
- Gambia ranks 48th out of 156 countries with data for 2014.
- Is laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum smear microscopy (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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